Senior Programmer/Analyst
Harlow, UK
Requisition no. 30021A
Basic Qualifications :
Senior Statistical Programmer/Analyst within the Clinical Pharmacology
Statistics & Programming (CPSP) Department based in Harlow, Essex.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with at
least 2 years experience in analysing and reporting clinical trials.
- Experience in Clinical Pharmacology and knowledge of PK data would be an
advantage.
- Excellent SAS programming skills including Base SAS, SAS Macro, SAS
Graph, including experience in statistical analysis programming. Act as
study point of contact for study work contracted to CROs
- Good understanding of the drug development process.
- Demonstrated ability to work across international and functional
boundaries.
- Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle also an advantage.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Details :
As one of the world's leading pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, it
is GSK’s goal to enable people to do more, feel better and live longer.
Much of our success is down to the spirit, innovation, passion and
excellence of our people. With sites at Harlow, Essex and West London in
the UK plus North Carolina and Philadelphia in the US, we can offer you a
world of opportunity.
An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Statistical Programmer/Analyst
within the Clinical Pharmacology Statistics & Programming (CPSP)
Department based in Harlow, Essex. As a key member of this international
and dynamic team, you'll be working alongside medical statisticians and
data scientists, performing and co-ordinating analysis and reporting of
clinical pharmacology trials data, together with associated regulatory
submission work. Your main area of therapeutic focus will be Neurology and
Psychiatry but there will be opportunities to work on studies in a variety
of areas.
You will be a graduate with a good honours degree or MSc in statistics,
computer science, or a related scientific or numerate subject, ideally
with a minimum of 3 years experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
In addition to your excellent written and verbal communication skills,
you’ll be meticulous and have a flair for problem solving. As an ambitious
and self motivated individual, you’ll have the ability to work effectively
in a highly motivated team. Experience of SAS® is essential, however
advanced SAS® training, if required, will be provided as well as specific
clinical pharmacology area awareness.
In this role you will be expected to :
- Work within clinical project teams in the planning and reporting of
statistical summaries and analyses. This may include creation of analysis-
ready datasets, including population PK datasets (these may be required
for studies across all phases).
- Act as a department point of contact for customers in Clinical
Pharmacology, clinical study teams, and across other departments in
Biomedical Data Sciences (BDS) and attend meetings with senior staff
within these groups as appropriate. Also act as study point of contact for
study work contracted to CROs
- Have a clear analytical mind and knowledge of the software development
lifecycle to input into the design development and maintenance of a
library of statistical and other SAS programs, ensuring that these are
validated and meet regulatory requirements.
- Use problem solving skills and an ability to think creatively to lead
local process improvement projects and input into larger systems
development projects managed by BDS technical groups and IT by helping to
define detailed requirements and work with the team to achieve the most
efficient and usable implementation of new systems.
- Work with staff in the other department locations in the UK and US, plus
the UK outsourced operations to help review and prioritise workload. The
variety of work undertaken by the team means that the successful applicant
will have excellent workload management skills and be adaptable to
changing priorities.
- Be able to act as a mentor or supervisor for more junior and contract
staff.
Please use the "cover letter" of your online application to describe how
you meet the requirements of the role (however you are also welcome to
include other information such as salary expectations, dates you may be
unavailable to interview, etc.) Meanwhile thank you for your interest in
this opportunity.
To Apply:
At GlaxoSmithKline we provide a supportive working environment, and a
range of development challenges and opportunities. We also offer
competitive benefits and compensation packages designed to attract and to
retain the very best. For confidential consideration and efficient
processing, please apply online via our career pages at www.gsk.com.
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